Performance appraisals are critical to managing and evaluating employee performance in any organisation. Combined with management training and development, performance appraisals can help organisations achieve their objectives by promoting employee growth and contributing towards business success. As a manager, it is essential to understand the…
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If you’ve come across this article, you probably already know the importance of setting objectives for yourself and your team. However, if you’re like most people, you are aware that most objectives that you set are simply forgotten after a couple of weeks. Objectives are…
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What’s the purpose of a football team, or any other team in a team sport? Did you immediately think, “to win the game” or “to beat the opposition”? OK, here’s another question…What’s the objective for the team? Did you repeat the same answers? Very often,…
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Humans are emotional beings, which means that when a manager must discipline a member of their team, emotions are flying high. No one likes to hear negative feedback, which is why it is easy for a simple feedback session to turn personal and get nasty.…
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Most organisations pay their employees a set salary per month, or an agreed-upon hourly rate. While this type of setup works for many firms, it is not a one-fits-all solution. (more…)
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Every New Years’ people around the world decide to set a new bar of expectations for the upcoming year. For many individuals, this involves weight loss, exercise, and other mundane goals. However, a get set of New Years’ resolutions have the potential to set you…
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A pep talk is intended to make someone feel more courageous or enthusiastic about something and in the business world it usually refers to their job! (more…)
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The days of the manager who says, ‘My way or the highway!’ have certainly changed. Managing through fear belongs back in the dark ages when the autocratic manager was king. (more…)
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One of the most popular sessions we cover in our management training is managing poor performance. We are asked many questions about specific people in their teams who are just not performing as they should. (more…)
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How often do you proactively initiate feedback from your team members? I don’t mean the ad-hoc, daily discussions that are necessary for getting work done; I’m referring to the type of feedback that gives you direction, vision and strategic information to help you run your department…
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